"When I read the script, I said no to it for a couple of years," she told Collider. "And then Alex Cunningham wrote the new version and it was so good and so different from the British version.

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"Yeah, she's a strong, empowered woman but it takes place in New York City and there's a real sense of humour about it. It's a different show, but still has that strong woman who is a good role model for other women."

Bello added that she does not want to be compared to Helen Mirren, who starred in the original British version of the show, and suggested that she could bring something "different" to the role.

She also revealed that she likes the fact Prime Suspect is "not a straight procedural".

"I would not want to do a straight procedural," she said. "I would be bored. This is about the character and the characters around her. You will definitely see a lot of cases, but you'll also see her going home, her boyfriend, her father, her love life and her craziness. You'll get to see all of her life. It's about the character."